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September 8, 2022


Title: Mikhail Gorbachev Meets His Maker
Topic: Mikhail Gorbachev
Discussed by Dr. Paul Kengor
with The Institute for Faith and Freedom (www.FaithAndFreedom.com)


Part 1 of 3

Dr. Paul Kengor has written many times about Mikhail Gorbachev and was deeply saddened when he heard about his death. Today, Dr. Kengor discusses the key players of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union. He also reveals details about the personal life of Mikhail Gorbachev.

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Questions/Issues Discussed:

Who were the pivotal figures in leading the end of the Cold War?

Why did the Soviet Union ultimately collapse? Did President Ronald Reagan jokingly say that he wanted to negotiate with the Soviet leaders, but they kept dying on him?

In the West, is Gorbachev the hero of the Soviet disintegration? Dr. Kengor explains that, while Gorbachev didn’t want a totalitarian Soviet Union, he also didn’t intentionally unravel it.

Does the world today need more leaders like Gorbachev, Ronald Reagan, Pope John Paul II, Margaret Thatcher, and Lech Walesa?



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Title: Part 2 of 3 - Mikhail Gorbachev Meets His Maker
Topic: Mikhail Gorbachev
Discussed by Dr. Paul Kengor
with The Institute for Faith and Freedom (www.FaithAndFreedom.com)

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Was the former general secretary of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, a closet Christian? Dr. Kengor discusses what President Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II said about the man’s faith. He also reveals that Mikhail Gorbachev was raised in a Christian home and it’s rumored that his own mother baptized him.

Did Mikhail Gorbachev loosen tight reigns on Christians in the Soviet Union?



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Title: Part 3 of 3 - Mikhail Gorbachev Meets His Maker
Topic: Mikhail Gorbachev
Discussed by Dr. Paul Kengor
with The Institute for Faith and Freedom (www.FaithAndFreedom.com)

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Why didn’t Mikhail Gorbachev ever go public with his belief in Jesus or being a Christian?

Did the Pope John Paul II consider Gorbachev a “Providential Man”? Dr. Kengor discusses a video that the Institute for Faith and Freedom released on Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II.

Dr. Kengor once had the opportunity to interview Mikhail Gorbachev. Why didn’t he?



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